A young woman loses her husband and barely gets over it. A boy of 10 years walks in and declares he is her dead husband. The woman has to rethink her choices of remarrying and carrying on with her life.
That’s about all there is in this Birth. A dark brooding tale of lost love and the consequences of not letting it go. Another Nicole Kidman project, this one directed by Jonathan Glazer (‘Sexy Beast’), ‘Birth’ lacks any real plot and wants to make up for it by excruciatingly overt camera tricks and noir film elements like long shots, no dialogues, classical music and very little emotion and of course, most importantly: nudity and controversy.
Last few years we have seen Kidman do all kinds of role that make her somewhat special. She clearly wants to do powerful female leads that solidify her reputation as an actress and in all fairness also challenge her to do more out of her really limited repertoire. In ‘Birth’, Ms. Kidman does make a bold selection but unfortunately, the film really has nothing in it for her or for anybody else.
This Birth, is a long, painful process.
That’s about all there is in this Birth. A dark brooding tale of lost love and the consequences of not letting it go. Another Nicole Kidman project, this one directed by Jonathan Glazer (‘Sexy Beast’), ‘Birth’ lacks any real plot and wants to make up for it by excruciatingly overt camera tricks and noir film elements like long shots, no dialogues, classical music and very little emotion and of course, most importantly: nudity and controversy.
Last few years we have seen Kidman do all kinds of role that make her somewhat special. She clearly wants to do powerful female leads that solidify her reputation as an actress and in all fairness also challenge her to do more out of her really limited repertoire. In ‘Birth’, Ms. Kidman does make a bold selection but unfortunately, the film really has nothing in it for her or for anybody else.
This Birth, is a long, painful process.